Anglo-Eastern Plantations (AEP) Competitors

Assura (LON:AGR) and Anglo-Eastern Plantations (LON:AEP) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AGR or AEP?

67.2% of Assura shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.7% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Assura shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.9% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, AGR or AEP?

Assura has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend AGR or AEP?

Assura currently has a consensus price target of GBX 60, indicating a potential upside of 26.37%. Given Assura's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Assura is more favorable than Anglo-Eastern Plantations.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Assura	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Anglo-Eastern Plantations	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor AGR or AEP?

In the previous week, Assura had 2 more articles in the media than Anglo-Eastern Plantations. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Assura and 1 mentions for Anglo-Eastern Plantations. Assura's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Anglo-Eastern Plantations' score of 0.00 indicating that Assura is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Assura	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Anglo-Eastern Plantations	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is AGR or AEP more profitable?

Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a net margin of 17.74% compared to Assura's net margin of -18.09%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations' return on equity of 12.46% beat Assura's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Assura	-18.09%	-1.92%	2.82%
Anglo-Eastern Plantations	17.74%	12.46%	7.34%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AGR or AEP?

Anglo-Eastern Plantations has higher revenue and earnings than Assura. Anglo-Eastern Plantations is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Assura, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Assura	£183.80M	8.39	-£34.15M	£0.05	895.85
Anglo-Eastern Plantations	£436.63M	1.16	£81.78M	£223.74	5.81

Is AGR or AEP a better dividend stock?

Assura pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Assura pays out 63.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays out 0.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Assura and Anglo-Eastern Plantations tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.